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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Raven Telemetry Inc.

$350,000.00

Real-time operator guidance system with conversational interface

FY 2018-19 · 2018-06-01

Summary
Raven’s mission is to dramatically improve manufacturing performance. Raven’s platform interprets shop floor data and provides intelligent actions to plant workers in real-time. This project will improve Raven’s real-time operator guidance system using neural-network based data quality control and providing a real-time conversational interface to access performance reporting and manage alert escalation. This new functionality will augment streamline plant workers’ interactions with the Raven platform and provide on-demand system performance and incident management tools to plant management. These improvements will enable Raven’s customers to achieve new levels of performance and profitability by decreasing equipment downtime.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Location
Orford|Orford, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
843751777
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02018-06-012018-19$174,000.00
12018-06-012018-19$250,000.00
22018-06-012018-19$350,000.00

As published

Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amendment value is 100,000 dollars.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois ou la valeur totale des modifications est de 100 000 dollars.
Agreement End Date
2019-07-31
Agreement Number
910703
Agreement Start Date
2018-06-01
Agreement Title
Real-time operator guidance system with conversational interface
Agreement Title (French)
Système de guidage de l'opérateur en temps réel avec interface conversationnelle
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$350,000.00
Amendment Date
2019-04-17
Amendment Number
2
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Raven’s mission is to dramatically improve manufacturing performance. Raven’s platform interprets shop floor data and provides intelligent actions to plant workers in real-time. This project will improve Raven’s real-time operator guidance system using neural-network based data quality control and providing a real-time conversational interface to access performance reporting and manage alert escalation. This new functionality will augment streamline plant workers’ interactions with the Raven platform and provide on-demand system performance and incident management tools to plant management. These improvements will enable Raven’s customers to achieve new levels of performance and profitability by decreasing equipment downtime.
Description (French)
La mission de Raven est d’améliorer considérablement la performance de fabrication. La plate-forme de Raven interprète les données d’atelier et fournit des actions intelligentes aux travailleurs en temps réel. Ce projet permettra d’améliorer le système de guidage de l’opérateur en temps réel de Raven en utilisant un contrôle de qualité des données basé sur un réseau neuronal et en fournissant une interface conversationnelle en temps réel pour accéder aux rapports de performance et gérer les alertes. Cette nouvelle fonctionnalité permettra de simplifier les interactions des employés de l’usine avec la plate-forme Raven et de fournir des outils de gestion des incidents et de performance du système sur demande pour la direction de l’usine. Ces améliorations permettront aux clients de Raven d’atteindre de nouveaux niveaux de performance et de rentabilité en diminuant les temps d’arrêt des équipements.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Ottawa-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35075
NAICS Code
334512
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
843751777
Recipient City
Orford|Orford
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Raven Telemetry Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
K1Y 4R1
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2018-2019-Q2-910703
Raven Telemetry Inc. - $350,000 Contribution (2018-19) | Canada Spends